Physics
Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises
Events across the globe have conspired to create a sense of chaos, but many fields of research can help us make sense of the world, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Comment
Environment
The bizarre story of a rodent utopia that predicted doom for humanity
Features
Environment
How a plan to make the world’s largest snowflake was humbled by nature
Features
Environment
To fix the world’s problems, we need both optimism and pessimism
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Technology
The forgotten civil engineer with a vision we could all learn from
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Environment
Images reveal how climate change is upending life in Morocco’s oases
Regulars
Environment
What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis?
News
Environment
Vaclav Smil’s take on how to feed future populations has one big flaw
Culture
Environment
Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change
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Environment
Extreme heat is now making cities unlivable. How can we survive it?
Unbearable heat in China’s megacities reveals the future many of us face, but also suggests ways we can adapt
Features
Environment
The dilemma of mining more metals so we can ditch fossil fuels
Culture
Environment
We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis
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Environment
Could seaweed be the ultimate carbon capture solution?
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Environment
Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever, asks a provocative book
Culture